California legislation · 2025-2026 Regular Session
California SB1370: Covered wildfire mitigation projects: consolidated and expedited review.
Status: Chaptered, September 29, 2026
What the bill says
An act to add and repeal Article 8.5 (commencing with Section 4745) of Chapter 10 of, and to add and repeal Chapter 1.8 (commencing with Section 4240) of, Part 2 of Division 4 of the Public Resources Code, relating to wildfire. wildfire Covered wildfire mitigation projects: consolidated and expedited review. Existing law establishes in the Natural Resources Agency the Department of Forestry and Fire Protection, which is known as and may be referred to as CAL-FIRE…
From the chaptered text, September 29, 2026:
An act to add and repeal Article 8.5 (commencing with Section 4745) of Chapter 10 of, and to add and repeal Chapter 1.8 (commencing with Section 4240) of, Part 2 of Division 4 of the Public Resources Code, relating to wildfire. wildfire Covered wildfire mitigation projects: consolidated and expedited review. Existing law establishes in the Natural Resources Agency the Department of Forestry and Fire Protection, which is known as and may be referred to as CAL-FIRE. Existing law establishes in CAL-FIRE the Office of the State Fire Marshal and requires that office to establish the Community Wildfire Mitigation Assistance Program to coordinate regional and local efforts with state policies, strategies, and programs for community wildfire mitigation in order to improve wildfire preparedness and prevention, with an emphasis on the most vulnerable communities. This bill would require that, notwithstanding any other law, any state-level environmental and resource permits, approvals, consultations, and reviews required for a covered wildfire mitigation project, as defined, be consolidated into a single coordinated review by a project review team, as defined, and administered jointly by the consolidated review agencies, defined as the Natural Resources Agency in coordination with the California Environmental Protection Agency. The bill would require an applicant seeking authorization to undertake a covered wildfire mitigation project to submit a single, consolidated application package to the …